Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-10-12
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SENATOR JOHN SHERMAN, of Ohio, 10
going to have New York org,n. Its ed
itoNis 10 be ex- Postmaster General Frank
Hatton, late Of the Chicago Nail The
arrangements looking 10 this end were
made, it Is said, during Mr.. Hatton's re.
cent conference with Senator Sherman OF
the latter's home in Mansfield, Ohio. Sem
Ator Sherman is 10 furnish the money
either to purchase the paper outright or to
obtain controlling interest. It has been
Mr.. Hatton's desire for several years to
secure the management Of the Mail ind
Erpress, but Senator Sherman's friends
say tha, if this properly cannot be obtained
an effort will be made to purchase one OF
the morning papers. Failing in this new
paper will be started. Tho object will be
10 boom Senator Sherman for the presi.
dency.
THERE are now but six republican post.
masters IN Iowa.
A ST. Louis paper alleges that there Is
ring among eastern woolen manufsctur.
ers and New York and Bos ton custom.
house officials, through whose instrumen
tality millions of pounds of wool have
been passed through those ports by under
valua ion.
ALAMPA, Fla, special says twenty per-
sons are sick with yellow fever and four
have died. Quarantine has been estab.
lishel around the town. and no fear is felt
that i, will spread beyond the corporate
limits. The marine hospital service has
begun energetic action to suppress the DIS
ease. The first case is reported TO have
been that OF Il painter who was sent to
clean out and pant schooner that some
months ago brought large party Of refu-
gees from Key W est.
The London outcasts who pas the
night in Trafalgar square joined in q pa
rade recently 10 the number of 2Oc. They
carried a banner bearing the inscription:
"We Will Have Work or Bread" They
propose to para ie daily until some relief
is fforded them.
given the minister of foreign affairs $l2,.
500, which is to be paid as indemnify tc
the family of Brlgnon, th, game eeper,
who vas recently killed ON the Franco
German frontier.
THE imports into Great Britain during
the month of September shovel IN in
creas, of El,7la,OO0 as compared with
those OF the correspo aiding month of last
year. The exports tor the same period in
creased 99o0,OOo.
The reception committee report that the
celebration in Chicago in honor of Presl-
dent Cleveland cost about $4,000, and
that they have mouey enough In their
hands 10 defray all IN lebtedness.
AN aeronaut nam d Hathaway ascended
loon at Gtiesburg, Ill.,, the other day, and
made the descent with a parachute in
thirty $ conds. Hs struck thu ground
very ghtly and rem ,ned standing.
RECENT Investigations INTO the wor >ne
Of the Puget soald castoms distr CT by
special Il cent Of th9 treasury havs re.
suited in some startling develop ents.
The Chimes came across the border in
droves, ami 1.0Ou certificates, which were
TO be issued under the law to out2 n
Chinese, di appeared from the Port Town
send custom house and were subsequently
pre- enteI by Mongol ans, who had never
before been IN the country. An immense
gu nifty OF opium has b cen brought into
Portl nd, winch nevsr p aid cent of duty,
aud III many instances it came through
with the coliuson o Gus toms officer be.
longing to the same district.
The Catholics are making determined eff.
forts TO get ho d OF the schools in certain
wards in ttsburg. Father McTighe, prin-
cipal cf the MonongaDela school, devotes
half an hour TO religious instruction when
the afternoon stu ies are over. 1t is hoped
to introduce this plan INTO other schools by
the election of priests 10 principal.